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Referees are likely accustomed to enduring criticism from fans, but they now may face scrutiny from executives and coaches across the NFL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After a series of controversial calls in last week’s pivotal regular-season finale between the Rams and the Seahawks<\/a>, multiple executives and coaches are calling for wholesale changes to referee selection and training process, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n

The executives and coaches believe the officials missed several crucial calls during the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Seattle ultimately won in overtime, 19-16, which put an end to the Detroit Lions playoff hopes.<\/p>\n

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Schefter also reported that the NFL’s competition committee is aware of what a source described to ESPN “as the worst officiated game of the year.”<\/p>\n

It appeared the calls in question benefited the Seahawks, but did not do the Lions<\/a> any favors. A Seattle loss would have given Detroit a chance to clinch the NFC’s final wild-card playoff spot.<\/p>\n

49ERS DOMINATE SEAHAWKS IN SECOND HALF TO ADVANCE IN NFL PLAYOFFS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lions still went on to defeat the Packers<\/a> on Sunday night, despite the team already knowing they were eliminated from the postseason.<\/p>\n

ESPN learned that some are calling for sweeping changes to how the league screens, hires, and ultimately trains officials in an effort to avoid a repeat of what happened in the Week 18 game.<\/p>\n

“The Lions should be livid,” a source told ESPN. “It was an awful way for them to end their season.”<\/p>\n

In the fourth quarter of the Seahawks-Rams game Los Angeles defensive end Jonah Williams was flagged from running into Seattle’s punter Michael Dickson.<\/p>\n

LIONS’ JAMAAL WILLIAMS FINED OVER $18,000 FOR HIP-SWINGING TOUCHDOWN CELEBRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

NFL rules state that running into the kicker happens when a defensive player “contacts the kicking foot of the kicker, even if the kicker is airborne when the contact occurs,” or when a defensive player “slides under the kicker, preventing him from returning both feet to the ground.”<\/p>\n

Video replays appeared to show Williams being pushed into Dickson which negates a running into the kicker penalty, but officials did call running into the kicker, giving the Seahawks better field position and a fresh set of downs. Seattle ended the drive with a game-tying field goal.<\/p>\n

A league official told ESPN they assessed that the referee who threw the flag did not look at the appropriate angle and therefore did not see Williams being blocked into Dickson.<\/p>\n

In the closing seconds of regulation, star defensive back Jalen Ramsey was flagged for unnecessary roughness for a hit on quarterback Geno Smith. Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf proceeded to put his finger inside Ramsey’s facemask.<\/p>\n

Metcalf was not penalized by the referees for his actions\u00a0<\/p>\n

In overtime, Smith threw an incomplete pass which arguably could have been ruled as intentionally grounding. Smith’s pass landed several yards short of the closest eligible pass-catcher in the area, tight end Noah Fant.<\/p>\n

Also, during the overtime period, Quandre Diggs intercepted a pass from quarterback Baker Mayfield. Some believed Diggs engaged in taunting after the interception.<\/p>\n

The seventh-seeded Seahawks lost to the 49ers<\/a> on Saturday in the wild-card round of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nfl-exec-claims-rams-seahawks-years-worst-officiated-game-referees-face-heavy-scrutiny-report <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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